Adjustable reclining chair



Dec. 12,1933. G. PANHORST 1,939,568

ADJUSTABLE REGLINING CHAIR Filed March 31.. 1933 INVENTOR 6057111! PANHOM B Y ATTORNEY luv Patented Dec. 12, 1933 a r 1,939,568 I g g limus'mntcahctmnic Gns'taviahhoist, Bremen, umhiai, 1933.. No. 663,826

The present invention relates to adjustable neclining-ciiairs and has for one of its main objects to provide rehab" construction having improved and simplified means for adjusting the reclining l position of the chair; said means while adapted for ready and easy operation, being positivein action and sate iniirmiy holding the parts in adjusted position. I The invention also aims to provide an adjusv il able reclining chair a foldablc collapsible leg rest which may be used or not,- andwhich v i may in open or closed position without necessitatingthe U861 leaving his seat.

Another important object or "the invention 're-' is Eases-in uie provision or. chair of the character 'mentio'ned having its back and seat rcrmed'or a continuous strip of heavy cloth material or fabric, such as canvas, theseat portion being provided with flexible stiffening means sewed in or 'Miotherwise secured inposition to said material to impart to the latter a certainrigidity most advantageous for comfortably resting in the chair. Still another object of the invention contemfi platcs the provision in an adjustable reclining chair having a continuous-flexible strip of fabric forming the back and seat, of means whereby the back may be rolled to permit the chair to be folded without subjecting the fabric to constant tdfolding which results in premature wear and tear; the rolled fabric strip being further readily removable from the chair body thus providing a convenient way of preventing unauthorized use I of the chair.

" It is also among the desired features of the invention to provide a chair with an adjustable removable canopy which may be advantageously supported by the back frame of the chair without, however, complicating the construction thereof.

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

-, In order that the invention and its mode of operation may be readily understood by those persons skilled in the art, I have in the accompanying drawing and in the detailed description based thereupon, set out a possible embodiment 50,10! the same.

In the drawing:-

Figure .1 is a side elevation of my improved chair showing the same in position for use;

Figure 2 is a detail in elevation of the arm rest iconstruction;

Figure 3 is 'a'seotion taken on line 3-43 of Figin Figure 4 is a plan of the leg restrramc; Figure 5 is a detail illustrating the mode or:

rolling up the back and-seat fabric strips toproco tect the same; In

Figure 6-15 a side view of the same, and Figure Tis a plan or the canopy frame. Having more particular reference to the dram ing wherein like'characters or reference designate corresponding parts throughout, my-improved chair construction may be stated to comprise arm rests I having a series of notches 2 formed uponth'e under side or one or their end portions,

and a groove 3'cut into the inner lateral face or said end portions. As more clearlyshown in on;

Figure 2 of the drawing, series of notches 2 are provided with s. slanting surface 2 I1 Slidably retained within the recess 3 of the arm rests 1, is one branch 4 of U-shaped rods 5, the re- 751- maining branch 5' cl which is engageable with the notches 2. The free extremity of the rods 5 pivotally engage, as at 6, the upper portion of the front supporting legs '7 hingedly connected at their intermediate portions to the side bars 8 5" forming a. seat frame and extending downwardly to form rear legs. J

Rigidly fixed to the forward end of the side bars are brackets 9 and 10 to which is pivoted the leg rest. This log rest includes a frame 11 having one end pivotally connected to said brackets and the remaining end hingedly carrying a second frame 12 upon which swings the foldable support 13. The ends of the frame 11 connected to the frame 12 are bent to extend over the latter 5 frame to limit its upward movement and retain the samein open or extended position, in the manner indicated at 11.

The back and seat of the chair are formed by a continuous strip of strong flexible fabric 14, such as canvas, the seat portion being reinforced by means of flexible stiffening elements for instance, spring metal stays as shown in dotted line at 15 sewed in or otherwise fixed to the fabric. The strip of fabric 14 is maintained in position by o means of cross bars 16 and 1'? having recesses 18 and 19 respectively, receiving, flat bars 20 and 21 to which the opposite edges of the strip of fabric 14 is secured.

One of the cross bars 16 is fixed to the upper 5 end portion of the side bar 8, whereas, the remaining cross bar 17 is secured to the upper portion of theback frame 22 pivotally connected to the free end of the arm rest 1 and to the intermediate portion of the side bar 8. m

I a pin 24 hingedly carrying by means of bolts 24',

an adjustable canopy frame 25.

In use, my improved chair may be adjusted in its reclining position, merely by slightly lifting the arm rest until the extended branch 5' of the U-shaped pin 5 disengages the notches 2; then, by leaning backward, the user may cause the back of the chair to assume the desired ..inclination-, whereupon the pin will again engage one of the successive notches 2, thus locking the chair back Y the upper portion of the back frames 22, the

in its adjusted reclining position.

To advance the back of the chair, the user need only lean forwardly and push the arm towards the front of the chair, which will cause the pin 5 to ride over the slanted surface 2 of the notches 2 and fall in engagement with one of the successive notches.

Likewise, it will be understood that the user may fold or unfold the leg rest without rising from the chair, since the foldable frames ll, 12 and 13 may be reached and worked from a sitting position. i

The continuous strip of fabric 14 forming the back and seat may be rolled about'the lower fiat bar 21 upon removing the same from its retaining cross bar 16, which flat bar 21 with the rolled fabric thereon may then be placed in slots 21' out into the upper portion of the back frame 22, as shown in Figure 5. In this manner, the fabric will be protected and kept out of the way when folding the chair. It is also to be noted that the stiffening elements 15rwill not prevent the rolling up of the fabric strip 14 since these elements are flexible, being preferably made of very thin metallic blades. Also, the flat bar 20 being removable from its retaining bar 17, the

rolled fabric may be removed from the chair construction, so that said fabric may be protected from the weather when not in use, or to prevent unauthorized use of the chair.

It will be appreciated that when in use, the strip of fabric 14 is securely maintained in position because the recesses 18 and 19 in the cross bars 16 and 17 are so disposed that the flat bars 'e =ifl i e: -i a i in in thechair.

Because of the provision of the bores 23 formed ly associatedwith my improved chair.

Manifestly,, the construction shown and described is capable of many modifications, and those modifloations which come within the scope of my claim, I consider within the spirit of my invention".

In an adjustable reclining a seahframe rear legs extending downwardlyfrom -the frame..-front legsrpivoted tothe rforwerd end. portion of the seat frame; aback fram pivoted1 toasaidseat frame rearwardly-of the Jront legs; arm rests hing dly connected to said back frame-- and having a series of notches formed upon the underside and a recess uponzthe innerilateral face thereof, and a r dsecurednto cachf ofv said front legs and adaptedmo selectivelyaengage one' of the notches in said arm restsvfor, adiusting the; back framehthe free ends'of said lrods bent in u shaped formation and received in said recess of the arm rests to be guidedithereby during ad .110

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